In contrast to last night, a cracker ensued with another new macro- making it 20 for the year so far. Right on cue and just 2 days before last years 1st record.
Lead-coloured Drab
Luckily this is a very well marked individual. It is a female, as only males have the heavily 'feathered' antennae. This can sometimes make ID a bit tricky and last year I only counted the males so missed at least 1 female type that I recorded as Clouded Drab. Therefore, last year's total was 4 records, no doubt heavily bolstered by the fact there is a Poplar plantation 1 mile to the North of my location.
Red Chestnut
A slightly daggy individual- but it's good to get a photo.
Results 24 of 9 Species-
- Common Quaker- 7
- Clouded Drab- 6
- Hebrew Character- 3
- Red Chestnut- 2
- A. heracliana- 2
- E. monodactyla- 1
- Early Grey- 1
- Lead-coloured Drab- 1 -Year tick
- March Moth- 1
Nice well marked LCD! they are still very elusive moths amongst the Clouded Drabs.
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